Apparently George Zimmerman is a painter. He sold a painting on eBay for $100,099.99. It was to help him raise funds to pay part of the $2.5 million he owes his legal team. On the same day eBay removed an anti-racist oil painting, “A Tale of Two Hoodies” by artist Michael D’Antuono. He painted it several days after the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. 50% of the proceeds were going to The Trayvon Martin Foundation. The painting had a bid of …
Author: Tracy Jones
“A Christmas Fucking Miracle,” video directed by Joey Garfield, got Mr. Killums rising out of the Jesus’ baby basket. The latest Run The Jewels video features Killer Mike rapping as Scrooge and El-P is Tiny Tim. …
Directed by Darren Romanelli, the video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Sing About Me (Part 1)” features artist Eddie Peake painting a mural representing the real life kids that lost their lives in an untimely manner. This song is a critical moment in the album where Lamar is letting each character speak through his pen. Lamar spits the last verse acapella standing in front of the mural. Seems like this is the only rapper that can’t do no wrong. Everyone rightfully embraces him. …
Rick Ross suplexed this track. “The devil is lie!” His intonation on the hook is cinematic and it’s hella catchy. Nice play on “lie” and “alive.” The former correctional officer turn poet turn gangsta rapper is nice, but sometimes his over indulgent price tag rhymes become less interesting when they become too vague or gimmicky. What keeps them fresh on this banger is their internal rhymes and word play. He goes from brand dropping to internal rhymes and double entendres. …
Floridian artist and humanitarian activist Swoon has a show, “Motherlands” that just opened at Galerie LJ. MizLiz via Fecal Face shot this video interview of her talking about the concept behind “Motherlands.” The visuals look like sort of a compilation from her past shows. That’s not a bad thing if you really hate seeing a great contemporary artist whose work speaks to modern times from a progressive perspective. This lady has went all city in multiple cities many times over. More …